Life Lessons from the Norovirus It was adding up to be a perfect night: the hubs was out of town, the kids were bathed and starting to rub their… Continue Reading →
Confession: I Don’t Like My Kids When I was in middle school my sister and I fought like cats and dogs. Actually, that’s not true. We were worse. Way worse.… Continue Reading →
The Final Elf on the Shelf I had my first holiday break down this week. The shopping, the cards, work piling up, kids home from school…it all got to me.… Continue Reading →
My Birthday Gift of Darkness Tomorrow, December 7, is my birthday. However, I will not be with my family and friends. Rather, I will be surrounded with love, pain, joy,… Continue Reading →
Paying It Forward and Forward Again Three hours. Three hours was all it took for the feelings to surface and the tears to flow. Three hours and a phone call… Continue Reading →
To My Daughter on Your 2nd Birthday To my dearest daughter on your second birthday, I wish I could look back on this day with loving memories and joy. But I… Continue Reading →
Controlling Life’s Hurricane’s Last week I laid in bed next to my husband. We just turned our lamps off and I rolled onto his shoulder and said,… Continue Reading →
Grieving One September at a Time I hate September. I haven’t always hated September. It wasn’t until last year that I really started to loathe the month. Sure, I hate… Continue Reading →
Home Parenting Mastectomy Eating Disorder Recovery Southern Smash Miraculous Marjorie PTSD Recovery On the blog… mccalldempsey 👫proud & (very) imperfect mom 🔨scale smasher @southernsmash founder… Continue Reading →
unBRoken Just over a week ago, my beloved hometown of Baton Rouge was practically washed away in one of the worst floods in US history.… Continue Reading →